I know I said I wasn't going to touch the drawing till back from India but the alternative was packing my case and I just couldn't get motivated - mainly as I was expecting to have to iron some tops and ironing doesn't feature high in my list of things I like doing. I reckon I iron clothes no more than twice a year (under duress).
Anyway, I lifted out some of the background colour with good old Blue Tack and added different shades which I blended in by rubbing quite firmly with paper towel. Pastelmat lends itself to blending this way rather than having to keep on layering.
I managed to photograph it in reasonable daylight (during the one hour of sunshine we got today) and can now see from the photo that there are several areas I need to blend more carefully to tone them down further (using a cotton bud on the areas around the top of her headscarf. Well, I really do plan to leave it alone for a while now
and here's the Indian man I started working on.
I'm looking forward to adding lots more detail in the folds of that colourful turban and then I can get back to the skintones and adjust them as necessary. The whiskers and hairs are indented into the paper before colour was applied and the more layers of colour/darker tones I add, the more the indentations/white hairs will stand out.
I got bored when I reached his ear and decided to start on the turban - that's why it looks a bit odd at the moment
Cropped down a bit ....
This is a paper I've never used before and the jury's still out ... It is a nice heavweight one but has more 'tooth' than I normally like. But I'll persevere
As with our previous trips to India, I plan to write daily Blog posts and post some pictures along the way.
Some days we won't have access to decent internet/wifi so posts may be a bit sporadic but if you'd like to check our progress the Blog location is: https://clinxxiv.blogspot.co.uk/
Anyway, I lifted out some of the background colour with good old Blue Tack and added different shades which I blended in by rubbing quite firmly with paper towel. Pastelmat lends itself to blending this way rather than having to keep on layering.
I managed to photograph it in reasonable daylight (during the one hour of sunshine we got today) and can now see from the photo that there are several areas I need to blend more carefully to tone them down further (using a cotton bud on the areas around the top of her headscarf. Well, I really do plan to leave it alone for a while now
and here's the Indian man I started working on.
I'm looking forward to adding lots more detail in the folds of that colourful turban and then I can get back to the skintones and adjust them as necessary. The whiskers and hairs are indented into the paper before colour was applied and the more layers of colour/darker tones I add, the more the indentations/white hairs will stand out.
I got bored when I reached his ear and decided to start on the turban - that's why it looks a bit odd at the moment
Cropped down a bit ....
This is a paper I've never used before and the jury's still out ... It is a nice heavweight one but has more 'tooth' than I normally like. But I'll persevere
Some days we won't have access to decent internet/wifi so posts may be a bit sporadic but if you'd like to check our progress the Blog location is: https://clinxxiv.blogspot.co.uk/
the colourful turban pic really stands out :)
ReplyDeleteoh and i never iron lol
ReplyDeleteThanks Jennifer. Looking forward to working more on the turban.
ReplyDeleteLife's just too short to iron!
Such interesting choice of colors for the girl and her bright eyes are so full of stories !!! Looking forward to seeing the Turban man finished ! Wonderful pieces both! Happy new, creative and productive 2018 to you :)
ReplyDeleteI don't iron either!!! Sue, it looks like you're on the right track with the girl and the Indian man is going to be great! What paper are you using for it?
ReplyDeleteI love both of these Sue but that little girl is breathtaking. I love her colorful head piece, and those eyes!!!!
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